Trnava Region
Photos: Smrdáky (Akul59, CC BY-SA 4.0); Suchá nad Parnou (No machine-readable author provided. Rado Bahna~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain); Smolenice (Wikimedia Commons, Public domain); Piešťany (Belisarius~skwiki, CC BY-SA 4.0); Buková (Lure, CC BY-SA 3.0)
Trnava Region is an administrative region in western Slovakia, with its centre in the city of Trnava. It is one of the country's eight regions, bordering the Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, and the Bratislava, Trenčín, and Nitra regions. The region comprises 251 municipalities, including 16 towns such as Dunajská Streda, Piešťany, Galanta, Senica, Skalica, and Hlohovec.
The region's landscape includes part of the Little Carpathians, the Záhorie Lowland, Myjava Hills, White Carpathians, and the fertile Danubian Lowland with the Rye Island. Major rivers are the Danube, Morava, Váh, and Dudváh. Trnava Region is known for its spas, agriculture, and multicultural population.
On karpaty.rocks, you will find hiking trails such as "Hlohovec – Trenčín, Hotel Elizabeth" and "Smolenice – Driny Cave," as well as the Zaruby peak. Notable places include the spa island in Piešťany, the sulphur spa Smrdáky, the "Včelovina" meadery in Smolenice, and Magula winery in Suchá nad Parnou. The most featured areas are the districts of Trnava, Piešťany, and Senica.
Getting there from Ukraine
From Uzhhorod to Žilina is about 330 km, around 4 h 20 min without queues: Uzhhorod – Vyšné Nemecké → I/19 to Košice → D1 via Prešov, Poprad, Liptovský Mikuláš and Ružomberok (≈17 km on I/18 between D1 sections) → Žilina. To Terchová ≈314 km, ≈4 h 15 min: from D1 onto I/70 and II/583. From Lviv via Poland: M-10 → Krakovets – Korczowa → A4 to Kraków → S7/DK7 to Chyżne – Trstená → R3, I/59 to Dolný Kubín → II/583 via Terchová to Žilina: to Terchová ≈493 km (≈6 h 30 min), to Žilina ≈518 km (≈7 h). Via the tolled A4 Kraków – Katowice, S1 and D3: ≈533 km, ≈6 h 35 min. The D1 requires an e-vignette (eznamka.sk).
Sources: Wikipedia, Wikidata, OpenStreetMap, Karpaty.rocks data.
Towns, villages and districts
Getting there from Ukraine
Border crossings
- Uzhhorod – Vyšné Nemecké — road, 24/7
- Malyi Bereznyi – Ubľa — road, 24/7 For cars and buses; pedestrians not confirmed by the Ukrainian border service, lorries up to 3.5 t.
- Mali Selmentsi – Veľké Slemence (pedestrian) — pedestrian, 09:00–21:00 Kyiv time Pedestrians and cyclists only; inconvenient for the Tatras without onward transport.
- Chop – Čierna nad Tisou (rail) — rail, 24/7
By car
From Uzhhorod to Žilina ≈330 km, ≈4 h 20 min without queues: Uzhhorod – Vyšné Nemecké → I/19 to Košice → D1 via Prešov, Poprad, Liptovský Mikuláš and Ružomberok (≈17 km on I/18 between D1 sections) → Žilina. To Terchová ≈314 km, ≈4 h 15 min: from the D1 onto I/70 and II/583. From Lviv through Poland: M-10 → Krakovets – Korczowa → A4 to Kraków → S7/DK7 to Chyżne – Trstená → R3, I/59 to Dolný Kubín → II/583 via Terchová to Žilina: to Terchová ≈493 km (≈6 h 30 min), to Žilina ≈518 km (≈7 h). Via the tolled A4 Kraków – Katowice, S1 and D3: ≈533 km, ≈6 h 35 min. The D1 requires an e-vignette (eznamka.sk).
Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.
